Game Setup
When you load BattleTanx: Global Assault, the title screen appears. Press the START button to bring up the Game Setup screen.
Only Player I may make adjustments in the Game Setup screen. Use the directional buttons to highlight choices.
Players
Changes the number of players in a game. One or two may play, depending on the number of controllers connected. Use the directional buttons to change the number.
Play Mode
Lets you select the type of battle you wish to play. Use the directional buttons to change modes.
Single Player Campaign Mode
You will play through the entire game and challenge all Gangs in an effort to rescue your son, competing against computer-controlled opponents in 40 unique levels. Highlight START and press the button to be taken to the opening cinematic. Pushing the START button while the opening cinematic is playing will bypass it.
2 Player Campaign Mode
This mode allows you to play through the entire campaign in a 2 Player cooperative game. To start a 2 player Campaign game, change the number of players to 2 and then start a campaign game.
In 2 Player Campaign Mode, you are buying tanks with the same pool of TANK BUCKS as your buddy, so be a GOOD teammate! If your teammate loses a tank, and there are no more TANK BUCKS available, you will need to find more TANK BUCKS before your teammate can resume play.
Choosing Your Tank - Campaign Mode
In Campaign Mode, you are allowed to choose which tank you will play by "buying" it with TANK BUCKS. You start the game with 30 TANK BUCKS and acquire more by collecting power-ups in the levels. You will also receive 10 TANK BUCKS for every 10,000 points.
Not all the tanks are offered on every level. The following points listed are what a tank will cost you:
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M-80 DEMOLITION TANK: 20
If you run out of TANK BUCKS, it's GAME OVER, so choose carefully!
Multiplayer Modes
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DEATHMATCH MODE: The first player to destroy a total of 5 enemy tanks, wins.
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BATTLELORD MODE: The first player to capture all the opposing team's QueenLords, and return them to their base, wins.
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FRENZY MODE: To win, you must rescue the QueenLords that appear randomly on each level. The first player to touch 10 QueenLords wins.
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HOLD 'EM MODE: To win, you must take the QueenLord from the center of the map, return her to your base, and then hold onto her for about 30 seconds. If you can guard her for that amount of time, you win!
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FAMILY MODE: This is an alternate style of Deathmatch play. The mode is simple yet fun: just one button for firing! When the button is pressed, both the main gun and the currently available special weapon fire simultaneously. When a power-up is acquired, it is added as a secondary weapon to the arsenal. Once the currently available secondary weapon is used up, the next one is automatically selected for firing.
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TANK WARS MODE: Teams of tanks battle each other for 3 minutes. The team with the highest score at the end of this time wins.
See the "Multi-player" section of this manual for more information on configuring multi-player games.
Difficulty
Set the difficulty level to Easy, Normal or Hard. This affects Campaign Mode only.
Options
Only Player 1 may adjust the options. Highlighting OPTIONS and pressing the button takes you to the Options screen, which allows you to customize the BattleTanx: Global Assault game to your liking.
To exit this screen, highlight EXIT and press the button to accept changes or the button to cancel any changes that were made. Press the directional buttons to highlight an option.
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SOUND FX: Set sound volume by pressing the directional buttons.
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MUSIC: Set music volume by pressing the directional buttons.
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MOVIES: To check out other great games from 3DO, highlight the movies you want to see and press the button. To exit a movie during play, press the START button. •
CONTROLLER CONFIG: Highlight this option and press the button to activate the Controller Config screen. Here player 1 is able to set the configuration for controllers in both port 1 and 2.
From the Controller Config screen, press the directional buttons to highlight controller port 1 or 2, then press the button to select. Highlighting EXIT from this screen and pressing the button returns the game to the Options screen.
From the next screen, with CONFIGURATION highlighted, press the directional buttons to scroll through the available configurations. For DUALSHOCK analog controllers, the player can also press the directional buttons to access the vibration option. Once accessed, the player presses the directional buttons to toggle between On and OFF.
Pressing the button on this screen cancels any changes made and returns the game to the previous screen. Pressing the
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